Early College Outdoor Leadership Program

Multiple Residential Opportunities!

Stay at

  • July 21, 2024 – August 2, 2024 (12 Day)
  • Tanglewood 4-H Camp & Learning Center (Lincolnville, Maine)
  • Earn a total of 4 credits and get 2 different career-ready certifications.
  • Tuition-free for In-state students (Public schools & Homeschoolers) reduced tuition for out-of-state students and Maine private schools students. ($145 per credit).
  • This fully residential program has a residence fee of $900 per student
    • Certification fee costs are included in this residential fee.
    • Scholarships availableÌý

Stay at Ìý

  • August 5 – 14, 2024 (10 Day)Ìý
  • Greenland Point 4-H Camp & Learning Center (Princeton, ME)
  • Earn a total of 4 credits and get 2 different career-ready certifications.
  • Tuition-free for In-state students (Public schools & Homeschoolers) reduced tuition for out-of-state students and Maine private schools students. ($145 per credit).
  • This fully residential program has a residence fee of $900 per student
    • Certification fee costs are included in this residential fee
    • Scholarships availableÌý

Are you ready to sign up?

To register for the two courses, please create an account at .

Then search for courses, choosing the °µÍø¸£Àûapp and the subject of KPE. You will find both courses listed, simply check the boxes and submit.Ìý

After registration in both courses, your specific 4-H Camp & Learning Center will reach out for camp registration.Ìý

If you need any assistance with this process, please chat us here or email us at um.earlycollege@maine.edu

Students hike on rocky coastal boulders.

Course Info

KPE 265

  • 3 course credits
  • Canoeing: paddling techniques, and environmental and equipment considerations for day and overnight trips
  • Bouldering and Climbing: fundamental skills and safety knowledge needed for indoor bouldering and top-rope climbing
  • ÌýHiking and Orienteering: essential map and compass skills
  • Challenge course: educational concepts behind facilitating and processing adventure-based activities

KPE 207

  • 1 course credit
  • Topics include patient assessment, wound and infection care, environmental emergencies, spinal cord management
    and moving patients, anaphylaxis and other medical emergencies, and CPR/AED
  • ÌýSuccessful completion of this course carries a nationally recognized Wilderness First Aid (WFA) certification
Students receive instructions for climbing wall
Students hike through tall grass